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Chapter Fifteen: Baby Doctor
A week had passed since Halloween. George and I were constantly becoming closer as friends and as a couple. We had been taking our dates out in muggle London because we were still very serious about not letting the Daily Prophet catch wind of my pregnancy. I did not want Rita Skeeter and her terrible fans finding out about it and sending me all the hate mail and calling me a whore. I also didn't want anyone to put together that Fred was their dad just yet unless you knew us. With my luck the people would start saying I cheated on him while he was out of school and I wasn't. Rita would probably make it out to be like I was with Harry again. Harry was very happy in his relationship with Luna and I didn't want Skeeter's fans breaking them up with rumors. I also didn't need to become more of a target for Death Eaters still on the loose.
I was pulled out of my thoughts by George cuddling closer to me in his sleep. I turned towards him and kissed his nose softly and caressed his face. George happily sighed in his sleep and I spoke softly, "George I have to go." He sighed again and pulled me closer. I spoke again a little louder with, "I have my 29 week appointment today for the babies. We get to go see them again."
That got a reaction from George as he finally opens his eyes up and leans forward to kiss me softly. He smiles against my mouth and mumbles, "We need to hurry up and go then. Are you ever going to look at getting a mediwitch that you trust for when you go into labor in case you have a surge of magic burst from you?"
Moving out of the bed and pulling on a pair of shorts I say, "I might, but I don't know who I trust anymore. I mean I trust your mom. Has she delivered babies yet?"
George rolls out his side of the bed saying, "She hasn't but do you really want mum delivering them?"
I cover my face with my hands for a moment before pulling them away and saying, "Not really. I mean, don't get me wrong, I love your mum, but I don't think I want her looking at my lady bits."
George lets out a soft chuckle and says, "Then you might need to look for someone. Does Pansy know what she's doing when it comes to delivering?"
I shake my head and say, "I'm not sure if she does. I know she was studying to become a mediwitch, but I don't know if she's actually doing it." I pause for a moment before saying, "But, Narcissa might know what she's doing, and even if she doesn't, maybe she knows someone who will deliver for her."
George smiles and says, "Okay so after the baby doctor we take you to Malfoy Manor so you can talk to Narcissa. If anything, we can also do what we did with your NEWTs and have Lucius wipe someone's memory for us until you're ready to tell the Daily Prophet on your own."
I move to hug George as I say, "I don't know what I would do without you. I'm glad you can think of things when I just can't."
George chuckles at my expense before kissing my forehead and saying, "Well I may not have been the 'brightest wizard of my age' or anything but I know a thing or two. I'm kind of smart if I do say so myself. I kind of have to be to get away with as much stuff as I did in school."
I lightly hit George and say, "Oh stop it. Go take your shower first since it'll be less time for you." George kisses me on the tip of my nose and he moves away to go and take his shower. While I wait, I move around the bedroom and grab a pair of fleece leggings and an oversized sweater. I lay my outfit for the day out on the bed as George walks out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around his hips. I smile softly and before George can say anything I speak up with, "I'm just so lucky you're here in my life."
George shakes his head softly at me before saying, "No, Hermione. It's me. I'm the lucky one in this relationship."
I let George place a kiss against my head as I move to go and take my shower next. I take as quick of a shower as I can with my belly. I loved being pregnant, but I couldn't wait for my belly to be gone. My center of gravity had been off since I started getting further along in my pregnancy and it was making it hard to do daily things like shower or tie my shoes. I had mostly switched to slip on shoes so I didn't even have to worry about lacing them anymore. I just didn't see the point of wearing anything other than ballet flats at least until either it snowed or it was too cold to go anywhere without boots on. After I was out of the shower I quickly throw a spell at my hair drying it and placing it into a simple ponytail. I get dressed and slip my flats on and George and I are out of the door.
When we get to the muggle doctor, I fill out the necessary paperwork that they couldn't seem to get enough of, and George and I sit side by side holding hands while we wait on my name to be called. The nurse calls my name after a short wait and George and I walk to the back of the building. The nurse weighs me and measures my belly before having me climb onto the bed and lying down. She has me pull my shirt up to expose my belly and places the cold gel onto my stomach. I take in a breath as the coldness hits me and George grabs onto my hand.
The nurse looks between the two of us and says, "So, it's been a couple of weeks before we really looked at them on ultrasound, so I think we're going to do that today as well as listen to their heartbeats. First I want to listen to the heartbeat of the bigger twin." The nurse moves the wand around where I know Iris to be. She presses a little harder into my stomach and the beautiful sound of Iris' heart beat fills the room around us. George leans over and kisses my forehead and I feel a tear land against my face. Before I can say anything, the nurse says, "Her heartbeat is definitely strong. I do believe she's still going to be the first one born, but that'll actually hurt less. Now we are going to listen to your son's heartbeat." The nurse moves the wand around until she finds where Cael is balled up in my womb.
When Cael's heart beat fills the room it's a little slower than Iris' and it's not as loud. I quickly look at the nurse and ask, "Is he okay? That's a completely different rate than her heartbeat. Does that mean something is wrong with him?"
George softly strokes my hair as the nurse says, "Doesn't mean anything is wrong with him. I can have the doctor run a couple tests if you're honestly worried, but I think it's just because he's smaller than your daughter." The nurse notices me beginning to panic a little bit and she quickly says, "There's no need to worry though, mama. He's perfectly healthy. Just a little on the small side, but one twin is always going to be smaller than the other. I'm going to go do the ultrasound now. Feel free to ask me any questions that may pop up in your brain." The nurse smiled at me and moved to press the button on the monitor. The picture lit up the screen and I was able to see the babies moving around a little bit. It definitely eased my mind to see them moving around and not just feel them. George placed a kiss against my temple and I let a single tear fall from my eye. I let out a sniffle and the nurse asked, "Are you okay, Ms. Granger?"
I nodded my head softly and glanced between George and the ultrasound before saying, "I'm alright. Just really happy."
The nurse smiled softly at me and printed out a couple pictures of the twins. Before leaving the room she asks, "Would you like me to send the doctor in here so you can ask him questions?" I shake my head no at her and she smiles again saying, "Alright, I'm going to schedule you to come back in another two weeks. You'll be 31 weeks and I think then we're going to start you once a week. Oh you might also want to start looking at hospitals to birth in. It's not uncommon for twins to come around 34 weeks."
George and I thanked the nurse and scheduled my appointment for November 15. We then left and made our way to Malfoy Manor.
Well a much needed update for Happier tonight. Let me know what you guys think if you want to. There's no need. I hope everyone is being safe during this Corona Virus (Covid-19) outbreak. I know it's given me a little bit of a push I needed to continue writing. I'm in Texas and it honestly hasn't been near me for long, but I'm definitely quarantining. The only times I leave my house are when I have no choice because I need a specific thing at the store. If anyone wants to just talk during all this, because I know it's bringing out a lot of anxiety and depression. I also know it's causing a lot of fights at home, my inbox is open to you. Shoot me a DM and I'll reply to you as soon as I can. I have also made a Facebook page. It's listed as Dream Searcher. You can go and like the page if you would like. It's just a way for people to talk if they need to. Maybe even find like minded friends who ship the same ships as you. Anyway. Rant over. I hope you did enjoy this one. It's just more laid back right now. I should start picking up soon though.
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